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Angara Dangara
Angara Dangara (2011) is a Sri Lankan Sinhala children's/family film centering on Gagani, a mischievous and stubborn teenage girl whose disruptive behavior in her city school leads to her being sent to a hostel. Eventually, she moves to a rural school in Monaragala, where a teacher helps her transform into a responsible, brave girl who saves a child from a river.
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Angara Dangara (2011) is a Sri Lankan Sinhala children's/family film centering on Gagani, a mischievous and stubborn teenage girl whose disruptive behavior in her city school leads to her being sent to a hostel. Eventually, she moves to a rural school in Monaragala, where a teacher helps her transform into a responsible, brave girl who saves a child from a river.
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Genre:Family
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Written By:Sunil Premarathne
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Runtime:117 minutes
Studio:Moonlight Films
Cast
Director
Shanudrie Priyasad
Gagani Wickramasinghe
Roger Seneviratne
Mr. Wickramasinghe
Susila Kottage
Miss Jenny
Sachini Ayendra
Miss Nadee
Shirani Priyasad
Miss Kanthi
Sanath Gunathilake
Principal Pathirana
Kumara Thirimadura
Servant Simon
Nilmini Kottegoda
Gunawathi
Sunil Premarathne
Dilki Mihiraji
Shereen
Nadeeka Gunasekara
Janaki Wickramasinghe
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